Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.

published:11 Apr 2013

views:49742

Why Is GermanyThe OnlyCountryStepping Up In The RefugeeCrisis? http://testu.be/1Q41C3V
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Thousands of migrants have died while trying to seek refuge in Europe. Some are blaming the EU for its slow response to the migrant crisis. So, is the EU at fault?
Learn More:
Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers (m.euronews.com)
http://m.euronews.com/en/304485/
"New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU's attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the continent."
10 truths about Europe's migrant crisis (theguardian.com)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/10/10-truths-about-europes-refugee-crisis
"When you're facing the world's biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, it helps to have a sober debate about how to respond."
Operation Triton: Europe's Mediterranean border patrol (bbc.com)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30039044
"New maritime patrols aimed at stemming the flow of African migrants making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe are taking over from the Italian navy."
DublinProcedure: Germany says EU rule 'not working' (channel4.com)
http://www.channel4.com/news/eu-migration-policy-not-working-germany
"The Dublin Procedures established the principle that the first EU country a migrant or refugee entered was the one responsible for processing their asylum claim."
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published:14 Aug 2014

views:223084

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at UnitedBusiness Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refuses to contribute to the reelection campaign isn’t going to get a meeting, much less an ally.
No member of congress wants to feel bought. What they want to feel is convinced. It’s the lobbyist’s job to make the members of congress 'feel' like they're making the right decision, not just the decision they were paid to make.
Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to their company, or an activist meeting with their legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
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How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered AmericanDemocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-corporate-lobbyists-conquered-american-democracy/390822/
Is Lobbying Good or Bad? - https://represent.us/action/is-lobbying-good-or-bad/
Transparency and the Lobby Problem - https://gladstone2016.com/transparency-lobby-problem/
The Lobbying Problem and How We CanFix It - http://lastresistance.com/the-lobbying-problem-and-how-we-can-fix-it/
Corporate Lobbying: Bad for Business, Bad for America - http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421664/corporate-lobbying-ultimate-tragedy-commons-lee-drutman
Influence & Lobbying - https://www.opensecrets.org/influence/
Lobbying wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying
Lobbying: The Scourge of Good Government - http://fixcapitalism.com/lobbying-the-scourge-of-good-government/
What is shadow lobbying? How influence peddlers shape policy in the dark - https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/04/19/what-is-shadow-lobbying-how-influence-peddlers-shape-policy-in-the-dark/
The American lobbying industry is completely out of control - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/15/shine-light-on-lobbyists-far-reaching-influence-over-us-politics/
Lobbyists Explained - http://people.howstuffworks.com/lobbying.htmLobbyistDocumentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2fhlr7tob8
Lobbyists in America - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States
5 CrazyFacts About Lobbyists - End corruption. Defend the Republic - https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/

Via Ring of Fire: http://www.youtube.com/golefttv
When it comes to political influence, there aren’t many groups that wield more power than the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. They’ve stripped consumers of their rights, they’ve crippled labor unions, and they’ve helped pack our courts with Republican hacks. Their latest attack is on corporate transparency.
America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, discusses this with attorney MichaelBurg.
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published:15 May 2015

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Why some laws benefit big companies instead of citizens? For some answers, watch in this video how expert groups that help the Commission are mostly dominated by the industry.

Lobbying

Lobbying (also lobby) is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or block of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to his/her company, or an activist meeting with his/her legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.

Synopsis

Lobbyist centers around a fictional love story caught in the real-world scenario of international politics, secret weapons trading, and deadly lobbying activities.

Kang Tae-hyuk is a successor of a main munitions business company in Korea. He has an innate ability as a lobbyist and is a master schemer. His exploits take him to the United States where he deals with the mafia. He plans to sweep over the whole of Asia.

Corporation

A corporation is a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law. Early incorporated entities were established by charter (i.e. by an ad hoc act granted by a monarch or passed by a parliament or legislature). Most jurisdictions now allow the creation of new corporations through registration.

Corporations come in many different types but are usually divided by the law of the jurisdiction where they are chartered into two kinds: by whether or not they can issue stock, or by whether or not they are for profit.

Where local law distinguishes corporations by ability to issue stock, corporations allowed to do so are referred to as "stock corporations", ownership of the corporation is through stock, and owners of stock are referred to as "stockholders." Corporations not allowed to issue stock are referred to as "non-stock" corporations, those who are considered the owners of the corporation are those who have obtained membership in the corporation, and are referred to as a "member" of the corporation.

Corporate (film)

Corporate is a Bollywood film released in July 2006. The film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar stars Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon, Payal Rohatgi, Minissha Lamba and Raj Babbar.
The movie revolves around the power game between two powerful industrialists. And based on the Pesticides issue in India on 2003 when Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment published a disputed report finding pesticide levels in Coke and Pepsi soft drinks sold in India at levels 30 times that considered safe by the European Economic Commission. The movie got acclaimed from critics. It grossed 163.8 million at box office, well above its 40 million budget.

Plot

Corporate centers around the power games between two industrialists, The Sehgal Group of Industries (SGI) owned by Vinay Sehgal (Rajat Kapoor) and the Marwah Group of Industries (MGI) owned by Dharmesh Marwah (Raj Babbar). The two companies are traditional rivals in the food products business. Bipasha Basu plays Nishigandha Dasgupta aka Nishi, vice president of SGI, while Vinay Sehgal's brother-in-law Ritesh (Kay Kay Menon) joins in later as senior vice president.

Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ

Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.

3:01

What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?

What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?

What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?

Why Is GermanyThe OnlyCountryStepping Up In The RefugeeCrisis? http://testu.be/1Q41C3V
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Thousands of migrants have died while trying to seek refuge in Europe. Some are blaming the EU for its slow response to the migrant crisis. So, is the EU at fault?
Learn More:
Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers (m.euronews.com)
http://m.euronews.com/en/304485/
"New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU's attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the continent."
10 truths about Europe's migrant crisis (theguardian.com)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/10/10-truths-about-europes-refugee-crisis
"When you're facing the world's biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, it helps to have a sober debate about how to respond."
Operation Triton: Europe's Mediterranean border patrol (bbc.com)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30039044
"New maritime patrols aimed at stemming the flow of African migrants making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe are taking over from the Italian navy."
DublinProcedure: Germany says EU rule 'not working' (channel4.com)
http://www.channel4.com/news/eu-migration-policy-not-working-germany
"The Dublin Procedures established the principle that the first EU country a migrant or refugee entered was the one responsible for processing their asylum claim."
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at UnitedBusiness Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refuses to contribute to the reelection campaign isn’t going to get a meeting, much less an ally.
No member of congress wants to feel bought. What they want to feel is convinced. It’s the lobbyist’s job to make the members of congress 'feel' like they're making the right decision, not just the decision they were paid to make.
Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to their company, or an activist meeting with their legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
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How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered AmericanDemocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-corporate-lobbyists-conquered-american-democracy/390822/
Is Lobbying Good or Bad? - https://represent.us/action/is-lobbying-good-or-bad/
Transparency and the Lobby Problem - https://gladstone2016.com/transparency-lobby-problem/
The Lobbying Problem and How We CanFix It - http://lastresistance.com/the-lobbying-problem-and-how-we-can-fix-it/
Corporate Lobbying: Bad for Business, Bad for America - http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421664/corporate-lobbying-ultimate-tragedy-commons-lee-drutman
Influence & Lobbying - https://www.opensecrets.org/influence/
Lobbying wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying
Lobbying: The Scourge of Good Government - http://fixcapitalism.com/lobbying-the-scourge-of-good-government/
What is shadow lobbying? How influence peddlers shape policy in the dark - https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/04/19/what-is-shadow-lobbying-how-influence-peddlers-shape-policy-in-the-dark/
The American lobbying industry is completely out of control - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/15/shine-light-on-lobbyists-far-reaching-influence-over-us-politics/
Lobbyists Explained - http://people.howstuffworks.com/lobbying.htmLobbyistDocumentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2fhlr7tob8
Lobbyists in America - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States
5 CrazyFacts About Lobbyists - End corruption. Defend the Republic - https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/

Corporate Lobbyist Fight to Conceal Campaign Donations

Via Ring of Fire: http://www.youtube.com/golefttv
When it comes to political influence, there aren’t many groups that wield more power than the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. They’ve stripped consumers of their rights, they’ve crippled labor unions, and they’ve helped pack our courts with Republican hacks. Their latest attack is on corporate transparency.
America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, discusses this with attorney MichaelBurg.
This clip is from Ring of Fire. Find more information here: http://www.ringoffireradio.com
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7:04

Corporate lobbying through expert groups

Corporate lobbying through expert groups

Corporate lobbying through expert groups

Why some laws benefit big companies instead of citizens? For some answers, watch in this video how expert groups that help the Commission are mostly dominated by the industry.

Corporate Lobbyist Money (in MOST Campaigns, Anyway) (w/ Kate Ackley)

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Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ

Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated ...

published: 11 Apr 2013

What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?

Why Is GermanyThe OnlyCountryStepping Up In The RefugeeCrisis? http://testu.be/1Q41C3V
» Subscribe to NowThis World: http://go.nowth.is/World_Subscribe
Thousands of migrants have died while trying to seek refuge in Europe. Some are blaming the EU for its slow response to the migrant crisis. So, is the EU at fault?
Learn More:
Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers (m.euronews.com)
http://m.euronews.com/en/304485/
"New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU's attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the continent."
10 truths about Europe's migrant crisis (theguardian.com)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/10/10-truths-about-europes-refugee-crisis
"When you're facing the world's biggest ref...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other Europea...

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refuses to contribute to the reelection campaign isn’t going to get a meeting, much less an ally.
No member of congress wants to feel bought. What they want to feel is convinced. It’s the lobbyist’s job to make the members of congress 'feel' like they're making the right decision, not just the decision they were paid to make.
Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals ...

Corporate Lobbyist Fight to Conceal Campaign Donations

Via Ring of Fire: http://www.youtube.com/golefttv
When it comes to political influence, there aren’t many groups that wield more power than the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. They’ve stripped consumers of their rights, they’ve crippled labor unions, and they’ve helped pack our courts with Republican hacks. Their latest attack is on corporate transparency.
America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, discusses this with attorney MichaelBurg.
This clip is from Ring of Fire. Find more information here: http://www.ringoffireradio.com
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SUPPORT the show by becoming a member: http://jointhemajorityreport.com
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published: 15 May 2015

Corporate lobbying through expert groups

Why some laws benefit big companies instead of citizens? For some answers, watch in this video how expert groups that help the Commission are mostly dominated by the industry.

Corporate Lobbyist Money (in MOST Campaigns, Anyway) (w/ Kate Ackley)

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Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.

Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.

Why Is GermanyThe OnlyCountryStepping Up In The RefugeeCrisis? http://testu.be/1Q41C3V
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Thousands of migrants have died while trying to seek refuge in Europe. Some are blaming the EU for its slow response to the migrant crisis. So, is the EU at fault?
Learn More:
Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers (m.euronews.com)
http://m.euronews.com/en/304485/
"New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU's attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the continent."
10 truths about Europe's migrant crisis (theguardian.com)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/10/10-truths-about-europes-refugee-crisis
"When you're facing the world's biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, it helps to have a sober debate about how to respond."
Operation Triton: Europe's Mediterranean border patrol (bbc.com)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30039044
"New maritime patrols aimed at stemming the flow of African migrants making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe are taking over from the Italian navy."
DublinProcedure: Germany says EU rule 'not working' (channel4.com)
http://www.channel4.com/news/eu-migration-policy-not-working-germany
"The Dublin Procedures established the principle that the first EU country a migrant or refugee entered was the one responsible for processing their asylum claim."
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Why Is GermanyThe OnlyCountryStepping Up In The RefugeeCrisis? http://testu.be/1Q41C3V
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Thousands of migrants have died while trying to seek refuge in Europe. Some are blaming the EU for its slow response to the migrant crisis. So, is the EU at fault?
Learn More:
Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers (m.euronews.com)
http://m.euronews.com/en/304485/
"New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU's attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the continent."
10 truths about Europe's migrant crisis (theguardian.com)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/10/10-truths-about-europes-refugee-crisis
"When you're facing the world's biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, it helps to have a sober debate about how to respond."
Operation Triton: Europe's Mediterranean border patrol (bbc.com)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30039044
"New maritime patrols aimed at stemming the flow of African migrants making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe are taking over from the Italian navy."
DublinProcedure: Germany says EU rule 'not working' (channel4.com)
http://www.channel4.com/news/eu-migration-policy-not-working-germany
"The Dublin Procedures established the principle that the first EU country a migrant or refugee entered was the one responsible for processing their asylum claim."
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbyi...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at UnitedBusiness Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at UnitedBusiness Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refus...

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refuses to contribute to the reelection campaign isn’t going to get a meeting, much less an ally.
No member of congress wants to feel bought. What they want to feel is convinced. It’s the lobbyist’s job to make the members of congress 'feel' like they're making the right decision, not just the decision they were paid to make.
Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to their company, or an activist meeting with their legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
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How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered AmericanDemocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-corporate-lobbyists-conquered-american-democracy/390822/
Is Lobbying Good or Bad? - https://represent.us/action/is-lobbying-good-or-bad/
Transparency and the Lobby Problem - https://gladstone2016.com/transparency-lobby-problem/
The Lobbying Problem and How We CanFix It - http://lastresistance.com/the-lobbying-problem-and-how-we-can-fix-it/
Corporate Lobbying: Bad for Business, Bad for America - http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421664/corporate-lobbying-ultimate-tragedy-commons-lee-drutman
Influence & Lobbying - https://www.opensecrets.org/influence/
Lobbying wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying
Lobbying: The Scourge of Good Government - http://fixcapitalism.com/lobbying-the-scourge-of-good-government/
What is shadow lobbying? How influence peddlers shape policy in the dark - https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/04/19/what-is-shadow-lobbying-how-influence-peddlers-shape-policy-in-the-dark/
The American lobbying industry is completely out of control - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/15/shine-light-on-lobbyists-far-reaching-influence-over-us-politics/
Lobbyists Explained - http://people.howstuffworks.com/lobbying.htmLobbyistDocumentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2fhlr7tob8
Lobbyists in America - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States
5 CrazyFacts About Lobbyists - End corruption. Defend the Republic - https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refuses to contribute to the reelection campaign isn’t going to get a meeting, much less an ally.
No member of congress wants to feel bought. What they want to feel is convinced. It’s the lobbyist’s job to make the members of congress 'feel' like they're making the right decision, not just the decision they were paid to make.
Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to their company, or an activist meeting with their legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
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How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered AmericanDemocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-corporate-lobbyists-conquered-american-democracy/390822/
Is Lobbying Good or Bad? - https://represent.us/action/is-lobbying-good-or-bad/
Transparency and the Lobby Problem - https://gladstone2016.com/transparency-lobby-problem/
The Lobbying Problem and How We CanFix It - http://lastresistance.com/the-lobbying-problem-and-how-we-can-fix-it/
Corporate Lobbying: Bad for Business, Bad for America - http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421664/corporate-lobbying-ultimate-tragedy-commons-lee-drutman
Influence & Lobbying - https://www.opensecrets.org/influence/
Lobbying wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying
Lobbying: The Scourge of Good Government - http://fixcapitalism.com/lobbying-the-scourge-of-good-government/
What is shadow lobbying? How influence peddlers shape policy in the dark - https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/04/19/what-is-shadow-lobbying-how-influence-peddlers-shape-policy-in-the-dark/
The American lobbying industry is completely out of control - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/15/shine-light-on-lobbyists-far-reaching-influence-over-us-politics/
Lobbyists Explained - http://people.howstuffworks.com/lobbying.htmLobbyistDocumentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2fhlr7tob8
Lobbyists in America - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States
5 CrazyFacts About Lobbyists - End corruption. Defend the Republic - https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/

Corporate Lobbyist Fight to Conceal Campaign Donations

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When it comes to political influence, there aren’t many groups that wield more power than the U.S.Chamber of...

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When it comes to political influence, there aren’t many groups that wield more power than the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. They’ve stripped consumers of their rights, they’ve crippled labor unions, and they’ve helped pack our courts with Republican hacks. Their latest attack is on corporate transparency.
America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, discusses this with attorney MichaelBurg.
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When it comes to political influence, there aren’t many groups that wield more power than the U.S.Chamber of Commerce. They’ve stripped consumers of their rights, they’ve crippled labor unions, and they’ve helped pack our courts with Republican hacks. Their latest attack is on corporate transparency.
America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, discusses this with attorney MichaelBurg.
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Corporate Lobbyist Money (in MOST Campaigns, Anyway) (w/ Kate Ackley)

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Corporate Lobbying Exposed | MUST SEE! ᴴᴰ

Boomtown: Fox News Exposes Corporate Cronyism in Big Government.
Critics of Fox News, and conservative pundits like Sean Hannity, argue they are merely shills for corporations and the super-rich. Fox News in particular is accused of promoting right-wing talking points to benefit the uber-wealthy and to prevent big businesses from being held accountable.
The primetime special "Boomtown" shows that Fox is a media corporation that will call into critical questioning the seedy relationship between big government and the corporate lobby. This actually happens quite often on Fox Business, particularly on the shows hosted by Neil Cavuto and John Stossel, but this special brought attention to the issue on the flagship network. On the Fox show Hannity, the anchor and talk radio host investigated the outrageous extent that corporate cronyism prevails in the U.S. government.
Peter Schweizer, the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and Steve Bannon, Breitbart News' Executive Chairman, made a compelling case that corporate fat cats have never had it so good in America, regardless of which party is in charge. Some provocative facts:
Every dollar that corporations spent on lobbyists yielded a $220 return, according to a study released in 2004. That is a 22,000% return on investment.
50% of corporations now have an ex-politician on their boards.
30 major corporations spend more on lobbyists than they pay on taxes.
Washington D.C. suburbs contain the three richest counties in the United States and 7 of the 10 richest counties.
Green energy leader General Electric spends $100,000 every single day to influence and lobby Congress.
Half of the Republican members who came to Congress in the famed 1994 "Contract with America" revolution have become lobbyists after leaving Congress.
Fox is not the only media corporation to expose such complicity between big government and Wall Street; but it is one of the few media outlets that puts sufficient emphasis on government as the prime mover in the corrupt relationship. It is worth pointing out that the progressive point-of-view that comes through on networks like NBC does not mitigate the problem, but only makes it worse.
Without government's power to coerce taxpayers to fund bailouts, pay for corporate and union graft in the form of "stimulus," and subsidize low interest rates and Wall Street booms through monetary inflation, which hurts poor people the most, corporations would be toothless enterprises. They would be forced by the market to offer goods and services at affordable rates or else go bankrupt. Big government is thus the main problem.

What Is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?

Why Is GermanyThe OnlyCountryStepping Up In The RefugeeCrisis? http://testu.be/1Q41C3V
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Thousands of migrants have died while trying to seek refuge in Europe. Some are blaming the EU for its slow response to the migrant crisis. So, is the EU at fault?
Learn More:
Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers (m.euronews.com)
http://m.euronews.com/en/304485/
"New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU's attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the continent."
10 truths about Europe's migrant crisis (theguardian.com)
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/10/10-truths-about-europes-refugee-crisis
"When you're facing the world's biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, it helps to have a sober debate about how to respond."
Operation Triton: Europe's Mediterranean border patrol (bbc.com)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30039044
"New maritime patrols aimed at stemming the flow of African migrants making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe are taking over from the Italian navy."
DublinProcedure: Germany says EU rule 'not working' (channel4.com)
http://www.channel4.com/news/eu-migration-policy-not-working-germany
"The Dublin Procedures established the principle that the first EU country a migrant or refugee entered was the one responsible for processing their asylum claim."
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. An insightful talk uncovering some of the myths of the world of lobbying. We are challenged to question whether 'perception is reality' and how and what makes governments act. The talk takes us back 400 years to the first formal use of lobbyists, and pushes us to face the complexity of the 'noise' in today's society. In looking at the work of lobbyists to create, and also go beyond, perceptions, what lessons can we take away for our various professions and our lives in using perception as a helpful and constructive tool?
Maria Laptev is a lobbyist, teacher and trainer, and a leader in her field of Public Affairs. She is a recognised expert among professional lobbyists in Brussels and other European capitals. Few people have the depth of experience which Maria has cultivated in her over thirty years working for some of the largest global public affairs agencies on international campaigns with corporations, non governmental organisations and business associations as well as on single issue topics covering many sectors.
She is a professor at UnitedBusiness Institutes in Brussels where her students commonly remark on her passion, candour and thoughtfulness in her teaching. She has also taught in Vietnam, Croatia and Serbia and various countries in Western Europe.
She is Executive Director to the European Centre for Public Affairs (the ECPA), a Brussels based think tank/platform for Public Affairs affairs excellence and best practice with a focus on training and skills development.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Lobbyists - Bribery is Legal - Lobbyists and politicians are keeping each other well fed.
Lobbying, to most people, looks like bribery — the lobbyist who refuses to contribute to the reelection campaign isn’t going to get a meeting, much less an ally.
No member of congress wants to feel bought. What they want to feel is convinced. It’s the lobbyist’s job to make the members of congress 'feel' like they're making the right decision, not just the decision they were paid to make.
Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to their company, or an activist meeting with their legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.
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Corporate Lobbyist Fight to Conceal Campaign Donations

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Lobbying

Lobbying (also lobby) is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or block of voters within his or her electoral district, or not; they may engage in lobbying as a business, or not. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job (for instance, a CEO meeting with a representative about a project important to his/her company, or an activist meeting with his/her legislator in an unpaid capacity). Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.

The outsourcing of policy to think-tanks, the encirclement of Westminster by lobbyists, the revolving door between government and the private sector, and funding of the main parties all represent corporate capture of democracy and the privatisation of the state....

Over the next two weeks, ministers, officials, non-governmental organisations, corporatelobbyists, and protesters from around the world will assemble in Katowice, Poland.There, whether inside or outside the conference halls, they will participate... ....

The United States has one of the lowest minimum wages of the world's wealthy nations ...Arriving at this conclusion was fairly straightforward ... In part, that's due to the influence of corporatelobbyists and donors, who tend to run more conservative than the general population and who have much more access to lawmakers than the average citizen ... ....

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The outsourcing of policy to think-tanks, the encirclement of Westminster by lobbyists, the revolving door between government and the private sector, and funding of the main parties all represent corporate capture of democracy and the privatisation of the state....

Over the next two weeks, ministers, officials, non-governmental organisations, corporatelobbyists, and protesters from around the world will assemble in Katowice, Poland.There, whether inside or outside the conference halls, they will participate... ....

The United States has one of the lowest minimum wages of the world's wealthy nations ...Arriving at this conclusion was fairly straightforward ... In part, that's due to the influence of corporatelobbyists and donors, who tend to run more conservative than the general population and who have much more access to lawmakers than the average citizen ... ....

I’m not talking about the recent political outbursts by confused, used and abused Trumpian ranters who’ve been organized by corporate front groups to spread a hatred of government ... out-of-control corporations. With their oceans of money and their hired armies of lobbyists, lawyers, ......

John BarrassoJohn Anthony BarrassoCongress should end electric car subsidies, not expand them Business groups brace for Dem push to hike corporate taxes Trump to nominate former coal lobbyistAndrew Wheeler as next EPA administrator MORE (R-Wyo.), Cory GardnerCory Scott......

They should be lobbyists, too ... The brash Reagan boys would become essential architects of the city Trump now dominates, a place where the line between the lobbyists and the lobbied is so blurred that some question whether it exists at all ... Blue-chip corporations wanted lobbyists with connections to the new administration....

John BarrassoJohn Anthony BarrassoCongress should end electric car subsidies, not expand them Business groups brace for Dem push to hike corporate taxes Trump to nominate former coal lobbyistAndrew Wheeler as next EPA administrator MORE (R-Wyo.), Cory GardnerCory Scott......

Congressional representatives spend over half their time fundraising and hobnobbing with corporatelobbyists, those two activities being often indistinguishable ... I would favor this solution if for no other reason than the congressional incumbents themselves and the corporatelobbyists so adamantly oppose it....

This massive third-party workforce has been mostly hidden from public view, kept intentionally out of sight by corporations and their lobbyists who have the most to gain, as well as by elected officials who want to claim that they are not growing government ... Fattening the corporate sector at public expense....

engagement that aggressively fights climate change and corporate power ... the power and wealth of multinational corporations, while inflicting decades of harm to working-class people ... The bill prohibits lobbyists from accepting money from foreign governments and foreign corporations....